⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 26 from three- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:31 · DEN 50-54 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:03 · DEN 0-12 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 8:51 · DEN 67-78 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
